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Berean Standard Bible

“During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.”

Exodus 12:30

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At midnight on the first Passover, the LORD strikes down every firstborn in Egypt, from Pharaoh's palace to the prisoner in the dungeon. Israel's homes, marked by the lamb's blood on the doorposts, are passed over.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.

World English Bible (WEB)

Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

King James Version (KJV)

And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt, for there was not a house where there was not one dead.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then Pharaoh got up in the night, he and all his servants and all the Egyptians; and a great cry went up from Egypt; for there was not a house where someone was not dead.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y levantóse aquella noche Faraón, él y todos sus siervos, y todos los Egipcios; y había un gran clamor en Egipto, porque no había casa donde no hubiese muerto.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El faraón, sus funcionarios y todo el pueblo de Egipto se levantaron en la noche. Y hubo amargo llanto en todo Egipto, porque no había casa donde no hubiera un muerto.

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